I have had this happen again to me yesterday. An agent calls me a month after a buyer walks away from a purchase wanting to procure an inspection report from me for free. I told him he needs to contact the original purchaser who's permission I need to release the report.

This agent was also not pleased to find I expect to be paid for this. His responce was 'You already got paid'. My responce is 'your seller is receiving a highly detailed report with photographs on the condition of the house that I spent a total of 5 hours working on'. Sorry! This has value and I don't give it away for free. Do agents work for free?

I have discounted the fee when the agent does this in the correct fashion and has the original buyer call me to give permission, but when the 'attitude' comes out in the phonecall, I tend to get defensive. 

Now lets be real here. The agent wants the seller to see that there are problems with the house that are making it a tough sell, and he wants the seller to see this in black and white. Good idea. I commend you. But do it the right way.

The amount of money an inspector makes on an inspection is pittance in relation to an average commission that the agent makes, and the liability involved is much higher for the inspector than it is for the agent. Home inspectors get sued for stupid things like a failing 30 year old dishwasher.

If you want it so damn badly, then get the permission in the proper fashion, and pay for it yourself without bitching up a storm. I put a lot of effort into my report, and I get LOTS of referral business because of this. As the saying goes, "Quality doesn't cost, IT PAYS! - Ray

Don't be ridiculous, Call METICULOUS!!!